Carlton Vale Infant School

Carlton Vale Infant School is performing well overall, receiving a 'Good' rating in all inspected areas, including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school has a nurturing and supportive environment, where students feel happy and safe, and staff engage positively with pupils and families. Notably, the school's curriculum is ambitious and well-sequenced, accommodating the needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Parents have expressed appreciation for the school's community feel and the commitment shown towards their children’s development.

Strengths

• Strong community feel with a sense of belonging for pupils
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Consistent phonics programme aiding reading confidence
• Robust behaviour management and clear expectations for pupils
• Wide range of extracurricular opportunities

Areas for Improvement

• Occasional failure to address pupils' misconceptions during teaching

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Carlton Vale Infant School attended 91.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 42.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Carlton Vale Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Carlton Vale Infant School had 11.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 25.0% of pupils at Carlton Vale Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 29.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Carlton Vale Infant School received £21,166 and spent £18,979 for each of its 44 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £52,000 (-£1,190 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Carlton Vale Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Carlton Vale Infant School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Carlton Vale Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Carlton Vale Infant School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Carlton Vale Infant School have?

Carlton Vale Infant School has 44 pupils on roll.

What age range does Carlton Vale Infant School cover?

Carlton Vale Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Carlton Vale Infant School?

Carlton Vale Infant School is at Malvern Road, London, NW6 5RG.